2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 12

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

A woven heart makes a thoughtful and heartfelt gift for a special friend or family member on Valentine's Day. Make a woven heart with your young crafter.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.